The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-15
A MENDTNG BUREAU.
WHERE THE BATTERED AND TORN
NAY LIE UP FOR REPAIRS.
An Institution started for the Poor
Mans B~neht-Peace and JOY for
Nickei-Buftons sewsd on while you
Wait.

NIckei-Buttons sewed on while You
Wait.
. Yon win readily guess what a mendins
bureau IT, IL In place where the tat
tered and torn may lay up for repairs,
where the elusive button may he fastened
IN its socket SO tight that IL stays there
for the rest Of his natural life, where he
that hath a torn lining 10 his over
coat may have new lining put in its
place or the old one brought 10 proper
frame Of mind. where rip in the coat
sleeve may he doctored Ia genuinely scien-
tiflc style, where the right sort of treat
ment IL administered 70 all sorts and con
ditions of 9ilapidatcd garments
A reporter stood in front OF biz Jew
elry store, wondering If there really were
''great reductions I'm watches and dia-
monds,n when he encountered an nc
quaintance Of erstwhile seedy but present
dapper appearance.
1--WE Just been 10 the mending bureau,
said this worthy, "and feel like a new
man The lining Of my coat had slipped
its moorngs. and every time put on the
coat | swOrc new and attractive Oaths
There was fringe on my trouser legs. Ny
cuffs were pinned on. Ny pants were
supported only by shoe string and a
piece Of clothes line. Suspender buttons
| had none There were only two buttons
OH my vest. and | kept It on with bent
heirpin II had sneezed hard should
have stood painless and forlorn before a
gaping jibing world
OFFICIATING GOOD ANGELS
"While in this sorry plight | found this
morning o circular Of the mending bureau
II was sent 10 me 10y some special dispen
sation Of a plying providence ! went 10
the mending bureau and stayed twenty
minutes. They did not repair me com
pletely for am a modest man. and the
officiating angels are al OF the gcntlcr sex,
but my coat lining is I'm q state of perfcc
ton that fills me with admiration My
cuffs are now properly attached 10 their
buttons. My vest displays a goodly array
of buttons upon its facade. am going
home, where | shall 90 10 bed and send
boy down to the mending bureau with
those articles Of apparel, the meuding Of
which cannot well be done in my pres
ence," AMI 50 saying fhe mended and
happy man vanished
The reporter felt bis external raimeni
the mending bureau 70 experiment upon.
Finally he bethought him that there was
but one button on the back Of his Prince
Albert coat Whnt do they have those
two buttons on the back OF a coat for,
anyhow The absence u one Of the duo
Of buttons had caused the reporter much
annoyance for several weeks IL detracfed
from the symmetry Of his figure. and
caused him to walk lop sided Relief
was at hand The reporter sought the
mending bureau. As yet 10 consists OF
eingle good sized room, light and airy.
and containing sewing machines, work
tables and chairs. Two or three middle
aged ladies and three or four young ladie.
were seated about The room, busily plying
the needle One was threading needle,
and she performed that intricate opera
ton so quickly and neatly that il made
the reporter enyions "a ne recalled past
struggles of his own \ tall young lady
with an amused expression in her eloquent
dark eyes asked the blushing reporter
what he wished To have mended Ne re-
strained an inclination 10 say that his
heart had suffered a compound fracture,
and coyly explained that another button
on mis- cont tails was the essential 10 bis
happiness The young lady smiled aud
asked the reporter 10 remove bis coat
Being an unmarried man. unused 20
feminine society he blushcd like red.
red rose; then, remembering with glad
ness that he had put on his pink striped
shirt in the morning, he took courage,
took off his coat and accepted n pr0fiercd
chair The other ladies kept on sewing
and paid no attention to the customer
TIE CONVENIENT BUREAU
There were two other customers in the
room, both minus coats. One was having
a button sewed on his shirt cuff. and the
other had his coat up for repairs. The
ladies sewed rapidly, and the three con-
tracts were soon completed. The re-
porter was assisted into his coat by the
tall. dark eyed young lady. This alone
was worth the price of admission, aud
five cents was all that was charged for
the replacing of the button, f0r which the
assurance was given that IL would stay as
long as the coat were worn
1--WE have no regular scale 81
prices as yet ." said the manageress of the
establishment. "as the mending bureau
has only been running a few days. II is
the first institution of the kind IN the
west. though Nltic - oiV III NV iNiN
that has made good deal Of money We
thought that there was demand for
bureau where the mending OF underwear
could be done with neatness and dispatch
Single gentlemen will appreciate the con.
yenience Of bureau where their clothes
are looked after in good, homelike way.
Ladies' who are overburdened with the
cares Of housekeeping will also find the
bureau convenient and we expect TO have
considerable trade from people who visit
the city and stop at the hotels. We in
tend to make arrangements whereby for
a small sum paid weekly or monthly we
will keep wardrobes in good repair. We
all do quick work and when we sew
button on II stays there every time.
The reporter realized fully the truth OF
these statements. There are careless
mortals who would quite as leave have
their garments In bad repair, hut they are
In the minority The great majority will
prefer 10 have their clothes kept IN order,
and II they have no women folk OF their
own to do that sort OF thing, the bureau
will be full fiedged boon 20 them. The